Citation

Volders B. Dyn. Asymm. Confl. 2019; 12(2): 129-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17467586.2019.1576917

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Traditional assessments of nuclear terrorism threats primarily focus on the motivation of terrorist organizations to go nuclear, the availability of know-how, and the opportunities to obtain fissile material. The organizational challenges of implementing the construction and detonation of an improvised nuclear device are not often systematically explored. To contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the threat, this article aims to study South Africa's Peaceful Nuclear Explosives programme to verify and further refine the idea of an effectiveness-efficiency trade-off for terrorist organizations pursuing a nuclear terrorism plot.

Language: en

Keywords

nuclear security; Nuclear terrorism; South Africa; terrorism